Atıf İçin Kopyala
Kurtulus A., Demirci G. N., Boz B., Acar K.
MEDICINE SCIENCE AND THE LAW, cilt.53, sa.2, ss.80-84, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Tam Makale
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Cilt numarası:
53
Sayı:
2
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Basım Tarihi:
2013
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Doi Numarası:
10.1258/msl.2012.012030
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Dergi Adı:
MEDICINE SCIENCE AND THE LAW
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.80-84
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Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli:
Hayır
Özet
Background: In this retrospective autopsy study, we aimed to review the anatomopathological findings observed in cases of hanging death for a five year period and to evaluate the role of contributing factors such as age, sex, type of hanging and
localization of the ligature knot.
Methods: Autopsy reports of 102 hanging cases performed by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Pamukkale University, between January 2007 and September 2011, were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: In the 102 hanging cases 73 of the victims were males (71.6%) and 29 (28.4%) were females, with a mean age of 40.97+17.41 years. All cases were suicidal hanging. Fifty four cases (52.9%) were typical hanging, with the ligature knot located posteriorly. There were petechial hemorrhage on the face and eye lids in 46 (45.1%), ecchymoses of the cervicale muscles in 43 (42.2%), and fractures of the neck structure(s) in 69 cases (67.6%).
Conclusions: The incidence of neck structure fractures increased with age. In addition, there was no correlation between the incidence of neck structure fractures and sex or type of hanging.